Satellites of Turkey

This is a list of satellites of Turkey.

Satellites

Large Communications satellites

Satellite	Developed/Built by	Launch Date	Launch Site	Launcher	Mass	Status	Note
Türksat 1A	Aérospatiale	24 January 1994	ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre	Ariane-44LP H10+	1,743 kg (3,843 lb)	Failed
Türksat 1B	Aérospatiale	10 August 1994	ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre	Ariane-44LP H10+	1,743 kg (3,843 lb)	Decommissioned (2006)
Türksat 1C	Aérospatiale	9 July 1996	ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre	Ariane-44L H10-3	1,743 kg (3,843 lb)	Decommissioned (2010)
Türksat 2A	Thales Alenia Space	10 January 2001	ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre	Ariane-44P H10-3	3,530 kg (7,780 lb)	Decommissioned (2016)	Eurasiasat 1
Türksat 3A	Thales Alenia Space	12 June 2008	ELA-3 Guiana Space Centre	Ariane 5ECA	3,110 kg (6,860 lb)	In Service
Türksat 4A	Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO)	14 February 2014	Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24	Proton-M/Briz-M	4,850 kg (10,690 lb)	In Service
Türksat 4B	Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO)	16 October 2015	Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200/39	Proton-M/Briz-M	4,924 kg (10,856 lb)	In Service
Türksat 5A	Airbus Defence and Space	8 January 2021	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	3,500 kg (7,700 lb)	In Service
Türksat 5B	Airbus Defence and Space	19 December 2021 [1] [2]	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	4,500 kg (9,900 lb)	In Service
Türksat 6A	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	9 July 2024	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	4,250 kg (9,370 lb)	In Service	[3]

Earth Observation/Reconnaissance satellites

Satellite	Developed by	Launch Date	Launch Site	Launcher	Mass	Status	Note
BİLSAT-1	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	27 September 2003	Plesetsk 132/1	Kosmos-3M	130 kg (290 lb)	Decommissioned (2006)	[4]
RASAT	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	17 August 2011	Dombarovsky 370/13	Dnepr	93 kg (205 lb)	Decommissioned (2022)	[5]
GÖKTÜRK-2	Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey/ TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	18 December 2012	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Chang Zheng 2D	400 kg (880 lb)	In Service	[6]
GÖKTÜRK-1	Telespazio / Turkish Aerospace Industries	5 December 2016	Kourou ELV	Vega flight VV08	1,060 kg (2,340 lb)	In Service	[7]
İMECE	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	15 April 2023	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	800 kg (1,800 lb)	In Service	[8]
Fergani FGN-100-d1	Fergani Space	14 January 2025 [9]	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	100 kg (220 lb)	In Service	[10] Launched with Transporter 12 mission. [11]
Micro Satellite	Turkish Aerospace Industries	2027 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	150 kg (330 lb)	Planned	[12]
GÖKTÜRK-Y	Turkish Aerospace Industries	2026-2027 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	1,000 kg (2,200 lb)	Planned	It will replace GÖKTÜRK-1. [13] [14] Göktürk-1Y variant is expected to launch in 2026. [15]
GÖKTÜRK-3	Turkish Aerospace Industries/ TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute/Aselsan	2028 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	1,000 kg (2,200 lb)	Planned	[16] [17] Göktürk-3 developed by TAI, Aselsan and TUBITAK UZAY was aiming for a 2025 launch, which was later postponed to 2028. [18]
İMECE-2	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	2027 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	[19]
İMECE-3	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	2028 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	[19]
ULUĞ BEY	Fergani Space	2025-2030 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	Fergani Space is planning to launch 100 satellites, which will form the ULUĞ BEY national global positioning system. [20]

Cube/Nano/Pico Satellites

Satellite	Developed by	Mission type	Launch Date	Launch Site	Launcher	Mass	Status	Note
ITUpSAT1	Istanbul Technical University/Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics	Educational and technology demonstration/Earth observation	23 September 2009	Satish Dhawan FLP	PSLV-C14	990 g (35 oz)	Decommissioned	[21]
TürkSAT-3USAT	Istanbul Technical University/ Space Systems Design and Test Laboratory and Radio Frequency Electronics Laboratory	Amateur radio communications and engineering data collection	26 April 2013	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Chang Zheng 2D	4 kg (8.8 lb)	Decommissioned	[22]
BeEagleSAT	Istanbul Technical University	Scientific research	18 April 2017	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Atlas V	1 kg (2.2 lb)	Decommissioned	[23]
HAVELSAT	Istanbul Technical University	Technology demonstration and scientific research	18 April 2017	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Atlas V	1 kg (2.2 lb)	Decommissioned	[24]
UBAKUSAT	Istanbul Technical University	Technology demonstration and amateur radio communications	2 April 2018	Kennedy LC-39A	Falcon 9 FT, CRS-14	3 kg (6.6 lb)	Decommissioned	[25]
ASELSAT	ASELSAN	Technology demonstration	13 January 2021	Kennedy LC-39A	Falcon 9 Block 5	3 kg (6.6 lb)	In Service	[26]
GRIZU-263A	Bülent Ecevit University	Scientific research and educational purposes	13 January 2022	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	1 kg (2.2 lb)	In Service	[27]
Plan-S Connecta-T1.1	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	25 May 2022	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	4 kg (8.8 lb)	In Service	Test satellite [28]
Plan-S Connecta-T1.2	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	3 January 2023	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	4 kg (8.8 lb)	In Service	Test satellite [28]
TÜBITAK UZAY SSS-2B	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	Technology demonstration	14 April 2023	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	3 kg (6.6 lb)	In Service	[29]
Plan-S Connecta-T2.1	PLAN-S	Earth observation and IoT connectivity	15 April 2023	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	6 kg (13 lb)	In Service	[30]
Plan-S Connecta-T3.1	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	11 November 2023	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	6 kg (13 lb)	In Service	[30]
Plan-S Connecta-T3.2	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	11 November 2023	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	6 kg (13 lb)	In Service	[30]
Plan-S IoT Connecta - 1,2,3,4	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	16 August 2024	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	6U	In Service	First four were launched in 16 August 2024 with Transporter 11 mission. [31]
Plan-S IoT Connecta - 5,6,7,8	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	14 January 2025	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	6U	In Service	Second four were launched in 14 January 2025 with Transporter 12 mission. [32]
SkyLink-1 & 2	Hello Space	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	14 January 2025	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	3P	In Service	Launched with Transporter 12 mission. [32]
ITU SSDTL	Istanbul Technical University	Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standard (RAFS) based atomic clock in low earth orbit towards (LEO) use in national GNSS satellites	14 January 2025	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	6U	In Service	Launched with Transporter 12 mission. [32]
PAUSAT-1	Istanbul Technical University/ Pakistan Air University	High-resolution multispectral imager in Low Earth Orbit	14 January 2025	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	16U	In Service	Launched with Transporter 12 mission. [32]
Plan-S IoT Connecta - 4 satellites	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	2025 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	PLAN-S will launch more than 100 satellites [33] [34]
Plan-S IoT Connecta - 8 satellites	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	2025 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S IoT Connecta - 8 satellites	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	2025 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S IoT Connecta - 16 satellites	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	2026 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S IoT Connecta - 16 satellites	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	2027 (Planned)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned

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